The Woodson Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Roosevelt Roughriders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Woodson: 10.8, Roosevelt: 8.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Woodson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Ballou, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Woodson was ranked 11th). Woodson never let Ballou onto the board and left with a 20-0 win last Friday. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won three matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They slipped by Eastern 15-14. The 15-point effort marked the Roughriders' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Roosevelt's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was David Anderson, who threw for 158 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. 80 of those passing yards were hauled in by Gabriel Hudgens, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Roosevelt's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. DeLante White Jr was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Woodson pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Roosevelt, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Woodson didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Roosevelt when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 14-8 win. Does Woodson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Roosevelt turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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